Sleep apnea and complete heart block

1 December 1994

journal article
case report
Published by Wiley in Clinical Cardiology

Vol. 17 (12) , 675-677
https://doi.org/10.1002/clc.4960171210

Abstract

Sleep apnea has been associated with various types of cardiac dysrhythmias; however, complete heart block has not been reported to occur in this condition. This brief report describes the case of a patient who developed episodes of prolonged complete heart block during sleep apnea. Nasal continuous positive airway pressure resulted in complete resolution of the heart block.

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